Insights and Stories on CME

U.S. livestock: Hogs jump in technical rebound

Aug. 12, 2016 at 4:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures were mostly higher on Friday, rebounding from earlier losses on technical buying and short-covering following the midday expiration of the August contract, traders and analysts said. Gains in hog futures came after prices neared last week’s roughly four-month lows, and […]

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs in reversal as pork extends losses

Aug. 11, 2016 at 5:59 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hogs jump on technical rebound

Aug. 10, 2016 at 3:12 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking undercuts CME live cattle

Aug. 8, 2016 at 6:37 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on cash gains

Aug. 5, 2016 at 5:58 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hogs fall on big supplies

Aug. 4, 2016 at 6:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hogs futures fell to 3-1/2-month lows on Thursday as investors continued liquidating long bets amid plentiful supplies and lacklustre pork export sales, traders said. Live and feeder cattle futures also eased at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, with cattle prices reversing from multiweek highs reached […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle gains continue as corn declines

Aug. 2, 2016 at 5:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures extended gains on Tuesday, with feeder cattle rising to their highest in 1-1/2 months as falling corn prices reduced costs for fattening the animals and enticed buying from investors, traders said. Optimism that slaughter-weight cattle would fetch higher prices in U.S. Plains cash […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME hogs settle mostly weak on month-end positioning

Jul. 29, 2016 at 3:31 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog contracts closed weaker on Friday, after a volatile session highlighted by investors squaring positions on the final trading day of the month, trader said. August hogs finished up 0.125 cent per lb to 68.975 cents. October ended 0.150 cent per lb lower at 59.050 cents and […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Slumping cash prices sink CME hogs to four-month low

Jul. 28, 2016 at 3:29 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Thursday settled near their lowest since late-March 2013, dragged down by weaker cash prices before some plants shut down on Monday for an annual industry floater holiday, traders said. One packer was closed on Thursday, and possibly on Friday, for repairs, which limited its need […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures biggest one-day loss in seven months

Jul. 27, 2016 at 3:26 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Wednesday slumped nearly four per cent, their biggest daily decline since mid-December 2015, pressured by day’s steep wholesale pork price drop and further cash price weakness, traders said. August hogs finished 2.925 cents per lb lower at 71.675 cents. October ended 2.575 cents per lb lower […]

By Theopolis Waters